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forwards

for·wards

UK/ˈfɔːwədz/ US/ˈfɔɹwɚdz/ fairly common

adverb

1.

at or to or toward the front

  • “he faced forward”
  • “step forward”
  • “she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine”
  • “forrad”
  • “forrard”
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2.

in a forward direction

  • “go ahead”
  • “the train moved ahead slowly”
  • “the boat lurched ahead”
  • “moved onward into the forest”
  • “they went slowly forward in the mud”
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Origin

From forward + -s (adverbial suffix).

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